Many of you have felt tired for years. This is not something to be shrugged off or ignored. Fatigue is the first sign that something is wrong in the body. But to learn how to increase your energy, you first need to learn how your body produces energy. Let’s take a look!
When energy is low, blocked or disrupted, biology and biochemistry can break down causing the body’s own self-healing power to lapse.*
That’s why the most common problem you experience is fatigue. It’s the first sense most people have that something is wrong.
That’s why fatigue must be addressed. If allowed to fester and proliferate, this could spell impaired health further down the line.
But let’s begin by looking at how the cells of our body produce energy.
Behind the Scenes – How Your Body Produces Energy
We have tiny organelles called mitochondria in our cells. Most cells have several thousands of them, and can comprise up to 50 percent of your cells’ volume! They supply a large percentage of your body’s energy needs by converting the food you eat and the air you breathe into usable energy. Through a process called electron transport chain, they combine the oxygen we breathe and produce ATP, or energy, molecules.
As you age, your body produces fewer mitochondria, so that makes taking care of the ones you have all the more important.
Your mitochondria are truly your body’s lifeline. They are your biobatteries.
When a significant percentage of your mitochondria stops functioning properly, your health can falter and leave you more vulnerable to impaired health.
However, I have discovered powerful strategies that can repair and improve the health of your mitochondria.
Let’s continue taking a look at how your cells produce energy…
ATP, short for adenosine triphosphate, is the biocharged molecule that gives us energy for all our activities.
This is the reason you breathe and why you gasp for air when you engage in heavy activities like running. Mitochondria need oxygen to churn out ATP energy and meet your needs.
It all begins with the sun. We walk, talk, run, work, and do all our activities because of the sun. This is why it’s a very important part of energy production to spend time in the sun for at least 20 minutes daily if you’re able. Sitting in a near infrared sauna can also mimic the sun in the same way and charge your mitochondria. More on that later!
If you remember from science class, the energy cycle begins with plants. Plants are capable of converting solar energy into bioenergy through photosynthesis. They use the energy for their own purposes and store the rest in the form of sugar and other biological forms. This stored energy is passed on through the food chain.
All animals that eat plants – and all animals that prey on plant-eating animals – release this energy using their own mitochondria. We, humans, are part of this energy cycle and we release our energy the same way as all the animals.
Toxic metals cause mitochondrial dysfunction and are a major reason you’re tired (1). In fact, mitochondria may be the earliest target of metal neurotoxicity (2).
Metals attack mitochondria in two ways:
- They weaken or prevent ATP production.
- They impair the antioxidant systems. Mitochondria have their own antioxidant defense systems such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione, along with its derivatives glutathione disulfide, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase.
Mitochondria are the major source of free radical production and they need antioxidants to remove them, which otherwise are destructive to mitochondria. Metals are one of the body’s primary sources of oxidative stress to the body. It takes a lot of the body’s energy to remove them.
Oxidative stress is essentially an imbalance between the production of free radicals and the ability of the body to counteract or detoxify their harmful effects through neutralization by antioxidants like superoxide dismutase and glutathione.
Have you ever wondered how a girl who eats very little is still very active throughout the day? From where is she getting the energy? Or what about that boy who is eating a lot but is always slouching and slow? Where does all the food go? You may be thinking, “I’m eating a healthy diet but I don’t have the energy to be as active as I want to be!”
This is because mitochondria determine whether you are an active person or someone who is always fatigued.
The girl’s mitochondria are efficient in producing energy but, in many others who are fatigued, the food just passes through the system without producing much energy. Metal toxicity is a very likely culprit. No matter how healthy your diet, exercise, sleep, and supplementation, toxic metals are throwing a monkey wrench into your ATP synthesis machine and preventing energy production.
Dysfunctional mitochondria lead to fatigue and, in many cases, a decline in overall health.
How to Repair Your Mitochondria for More Energy
As we have learned in this article, your mitochondria are the energy factories of your cells. They regulate your cellular metabolism and process necessary elements and nutrients, all while removing waste.
Toxic metals like aluminum, arsenic, thallium, cesium, mercury, lead, and tin cause mitochondrial dysfunction are a major reason you’re tired.
As I mentioned above, heavy metals disrupt your mitochondria in two ways:
- They weaken or prevent ATP production.
- They impair the antioxidant systems.
When mito function is compromised, your entire body is affected. You not only have less energy, you also age faster, gain weight more easily, heal slower, and your immune response is weakened. The list is endless!
But there is something that can help your mitochondria and it lies in the first item on my list of recommended supplements: the Mitochondria Detox kit.
Mitochondria Detox is the only supplement kit on the market that helps you to remove toxic metals that cause fatigue. With it, you can gently cleanse harmful heavy metals and toxins to restore the function of your mitochondria and achieve a resurgence in your energy levels!
Typical benefits of this powerful detox package include increased energy, faster metabolism, improved digestion, younger looking skin, enhanced cognitive ability, bolstered libido, and upgraded sleep quality.
The Mitochondria Detox kit contains:
Ageless AF – Ageless AF contains a specific form of silica that mobilizes and removes toxic metals from your cells, giving your mitochondria the cleanse it requires to restore your health. Benefits include:
- Detox of aluminum, arsenic, tin, thallium and cesium
- Reduction of fine lines and wrinkles
- Thicker, stronger hair
- Strengthened nails
- Promotion of strong, flexible bones
- Promotion of healthy joints
CitriCleanse – CitriCleanse contains grapefruit citrus pectin is a natural, powdered citrus pectin that acts as a powerful binder – absorbing and eliminating hundreds of harmful toxic metals and chemicals from your body. It:
- Absorbs the toxins the Ageless AF mobilizes
- Dramatically reduces detox symptoms, making your Mitochondria Detox much more comfortable, even effortless for some
- Gives your body the support it needs to keep you healthy, support regular bowel movements, and more
That’s why, if you are going to try just one item from this article, I highly recommend Mitochondria Detox.
The Takeaway
In order to improve your health and energy levels, you need to detox the heavy metals that are impairing your health in the first place! It’s not enough to just supplement minerals. (I’m sorry! I wish it were that easy!)
There are certain heavy metals notorious for causing fatigue – arsenic, aluminum, tin, mercury, lead, cesium, and thallium, to name a few – because each of these heavy metals are potent mitochondrial poisons.
They poison the enzymes that transport nutrients into your cell’s mitochondria, aka the body’s energy manufacturers. The result is unrelenting fatigue which may also interfere in other functions of the body, depending on how drained the body has becomes (and for how long).
If you are ready to restore your energy, I recommend starting with a Mitochondria Detox. It’s an easy step to take when it comes to detox, restoring your energy, and regaining your overall health. You can learn more about it here.
I hope you have found this article on how your body produces energy – and how you can help repair your mitochondria useful. Please let me know your experience with fatigue and regaining your energy in the comments below!
*Please note: The dietary supplements mentioned in this article are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are dealing with a serious health condition, please talk to your doctor.
